Influence of psychological factors on the acceptance of complete dentures.
Influence of psychological factors on the acceptance of complete dentures.
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心理因素对全口义齿接受度的影响
DOI:
10.1111/j.1741-2358.2001.00035.x
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发表时间:
2001
期刊:
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
P. Lamey
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文献类型:
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作者:
F. A. Al Quran;T. Clifford;C. Cooper;P. Lamey
OBJECTIVES
To assess the influence of psychological factors on the acceptance of complete dentures in a population wearing dentures judged to be clinically satisfactory.
DESIGN
Subjects were asked to complete personality profiles and also to rate their dentures using a denture satisfaction questionnaire.
SETTING
The survey was conducted in the prosthetics clinic of a teaching hospital.
SUBJECTS
Patients were selected from those who had new complete dentures constructed in the department within the previous two years.
INTERVENTION AND MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
The personality inventory was a self-administered questionnaire comprising 240 items covering the five domains of personality. Denture satisfaction was scored on a nine item scale with four Likert type responses to each.
RESULTS
A group of 16% consistently complained about their dentures. Statistical analysis showed that personality factors especially Neuroticism had a significant relationship with denture satisfaction.
CONCLUSION
Psychological factors significantly influence denture satisfaction and profiles may provide useful in predicting potential difficult denture wearers.